Diss

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years after he was convicted of the rape of a woman he went to assist when her car broke down at the roadside.

A late night escape attempt from a boarding school where boys claimed to have been regularly beaten by staff ended in more violence, a former pupil has told a jury.

The Morrisons store in Diss is hoping to speed up the shopping experience.

It’s ironic at a time when our daily lives are likely to be literally governed by partnership working, this principle is now under threat in Diss, with the possible demise of the local community partnership.

An empty building in Tibenham caught on fire yesterday.

Children in Hoxne will no longer be able to complain that there is nowhere to play when a new £50,000 play area is officially opened.

Shooting, archery, tennis coaching, dinghy sailing and kayaking are activities associated more with an exciting holiday, not a PE lesson.

The Diss Express has offered each prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) 200 words to tell our readers what they would do for their constituencies locally should they be successful on May 7.

A large bonfire was extinguished in Needham last night.

Norfolk County Council has warned Diss motorists of potential delays with works planned for one the of town’s traffic hot spots.

With people living longer and old age now considered to start at 74, people often welcome the opportunity to downsize to a flat, freeing themselves from the concerns of house maintenance and gardening, but where are the flats in Diss apart from Parkside and St Mary’s Courts, excluding Local Authority premises?

How will your vote help make South Norfolk a better place to live? That is the question parties vying for control of the district council have been trying to answer with the release of their manifestos and key pledges in the run up to the May 7 election.

The green-fingered reception class at Fressingfield CEVC Primary School have been have been growing plants, observing and recording how they change over time.

A man and woman were assaulted in their car outside an Attleborough chip shop on Friday.

A Pulham Market road was closed on Saturday morning after two cars were involved in a collision.

Organisers at Stradbroke Swim and Fitness Centre say they are still trying to comprehend their team’s “colossal achievement” of ranking as one of the top pools nationwide in a long-running charity swimming initiative.

The election at Eye Town Council will be uncontested this year.

A female is in a stable condition after she had a medical incident at her place of work in Long Stratton on Friday.

Many of us will get to vote in three elections on May 7. There’s the general election, the district council elections and town and parish council elections to consider, where they are contested.

As the anniversary of one of the most important days in our history draws closer, Diss prepares to pay homage to those who made the sacrifice during the world’s biggest global conflict.